A flavor for my writing style... features, news and lighter fare
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Samples—Features
Cleveland’s Nutrition Intervention: Bringing Food That’s Good to the Neighborhood
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medicus (cover story)
They’re flush with fast food joints and mini-marts selling high-calorie convenience foods. But these same Cleveland neighborhoods that offer easy access to cheap, quick-fix edibles have been dubbed “food deserts” because they’re barren of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats....
Brain Banks: Providing Precious Clues About Why a Brain Breaks Down
VA Research Today
The brain, running right, is a staggeringly capable instrument—commander of thought and behavior. But degraded by disease or injury, this three-pound organ is associated with some 600 neurological disorders, according to the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke....
Strides of the Century: The Face of Medicine in 100 Years
Medicus (cover story)
JOYFULLY ANNOUNCING THE BIRTH OF BABY BOY! January 30, 2111, 10:15 a.m. Weight 7 pounds 6 ounces,
Length: 20 inches. Risk of a run-in with heart disease by age 50: 85 percent....
Tossing and Turning No More: How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
FDA Consumer (cover story)
Come, blessed barrier between day and day,
Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health!
--William Wordworth in “To Sleep” (1806)
For years, there were no refreshing lulls between days for Lauren Ero. Rather than waking up feeling clearheaded and healthy, the 37-year-old mother of two spent four years perpetually listless and moody....
Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health!
--William Wordworth in “To Sleep” (1806)
For years, there were no refreshing lulls between days for Lauren Ero. Rather than waking up feeling clearheaded and healthy, the 37-year-old mother of two spent four years perpetually listless and moody....
Are Antibacterial Products Overkill?
Cleveland Clinic Magazine
In a typical 10-hour shift, bartender Jeff Dame washes his hands twice an hour with soap and water. In between, he banks on a quick-fix hand sanitizer gel to keep his hands clean....
Escaping the Prison of a Past Trauma (PTSD)
FDA Consumer
January 18 marks the anniversary of a mighty adrenaline rush for Kellie Greene. She went sky diving on that day last year, in search of a high-flying thrill to overwhelm her traumatic anniversary memories of the rape she had endured exactly five years earlier....
Revealing Alzheimer's
Cleveland Clinic Magazine (cover story)
By the year Thomas DeBaggio, a gardener and journalist living in Arlington, Va., wrote of his bleak showdown with Alzheimer's disease, scientists had accumulated some structural understanding of what must have been happening within the author's self-described "brain turned wild, drunk with death and destruction"....
Not Alone: Mental Health Nursing Program Positions Family on Healing’s Front Lines
Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Forefront (cover story)
A Biohybrid Approach to Rebuilding the Body
VA Research Today
Miracle Drugs vs. Superbugs: Preserving the Usefulness of Antibiotics
FDA Consumer (cover story)
The Prophetic Protein: Who is at high risk for heart attack?
Medicus (cover story)
Looking for a Libido Lift? The Facts About Aphrodisiacs
FDA Consumer
Make No Mistake: Medical Errors Can Be Deadly Serious
FDA Consumer (cover story)
When Is a Medical Product Too Risky? An Interview with FDA's Top Drug Official
FDA Consumer (cover story)
Samples—News
Powerhouse Capacitors Coming to Electric Cars
Case Western Reserve University Think
Today's hybrid electric cars come with a catch. They rely on an inefficient energy trifecta--battery, gas engine and a capacitor that kicks in for pick-up and to absorb braking power....
Protein Patterns in Blood Reveal Cancer’s Secrets
NCI Annual Report
Scientists may soon be able to obtain information about every tissue in the body from a finger prick’s worth of blood....
Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance
NCI Annual Report
With their treatment behind them and their bodies cancer-free, the nearly 10 million survivors of cancer in America today still face many physical, psychological, and social challenges....
Samples—Lighter Fare
Pick-up Lines That Work... Or Will They?
Discovery Health Online
“I bet you were an awful cute baby.”
“Mind if I get drunk with you?”
These two lines are proof enough that bold one-liners aren’t a new way to win people over: The cute baby compliment was actress Jean Harlow’s line in 1934’s The Girl From Missouri, and the drinking partner proposition was from the same actress’s script in Red Dust just a couple of years earlier....
“Mind if I get drunk with you?”
These two lines are proof enough that bold one-liners aren’t a new way to win people over: The cute baby compliment was actress Jean Harlow’s line in 1934’s The Girl From Missouri, and the drinking partner proposition was from the same actress’s script in Red Dust just a couple of years earlier....
Think He’s Cheating? You might not need a PI... Be your own spy!
Discovery Health Online
Is your man carrying on an extracurricular fling or is it something you’re just imagining? If your hunch is right and your man really is involved with another woman, count on loverboy to leave some clues....